Ulster County judge sentences homeless man to six years for drug sale

KINGSTON >> A 28-year-old homeless man has been sentenced to six years in state prison for felony sale of a controlled substance, according to the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office.

Audry J. Shuler was sentenced Thursday in Ulster County Court by Judge Donald A. Williams. The sentence includes three years of post-release supervision.

Members of the Kingston Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit conducted a narcotics surveillance operation regarding suspected heroin sales in the area of U.S. Route 9W and Murray Street in the city and said Shuler was conducting a narcotics transaction in the area when he was arrested in May 2013.